The ongoing pandemic meant our annual summer residential course had to be delivered virtually for a second year — and we smashed it again!
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Residential
Summer 2020 Virtual Residential
In light of the coronavirus pandemic, this summer, our annual residential programme took place virtually. With participants connecting entirely online, we managed to maintain almost all of the key elements that make this project so special and impactful.
The First Story Summer Residential 2019
Sixteen talented First Story students go on a week-long writing retreat at the Arvon centre, Lumb Bank.
The First Story Residential Anthology 2016
We’re thrilled to share the 2016 Residential Anthology which is full of brave new writing.
The First Story Residential Anthology 2015
The 2015 Residential Anthology is here and is jam-packed with a host of exciting new voices.
What’s it like at the Residential?
Listen to interviews with First Story students, talking candidly about their experience of participating in the programme.
The First Story Residential Anthology 2014
We are very proud to present the First Story Residential Anthology 2014.
The First Story Summer Residential 2013
1 house, 5 days, 6 Writers-in-Residence, 60 talented young writers, and over 450 poems and stories written.